First, a little back story. I’ve been blogging about Size Acceptance Activism, Health at Every Size practice, and being a Fathlete at www.danceswithfat.org for years and, while I’ll likely do some linking back to that blog, I created this blog specifically to detail my journey to an IRONMAN.

The first event that I’m focusing on in my schedule leading up to the IM is the LA marathon in March. I’ve been predominantly prepping for that with a little spin bike and swimming thrown in, but on October first I’m going to start working with Steve Blackmon, an amazing coach who has completed (and is still completing) his own IRONMAN triathlons as well as coaching many other athletes to do the same. I would be lying if I didn’t say I’m a little bit terrified – I haven’t done any kind of swimming since high school and even then it wasn’t like I was on the swim team or anything, and I haven’t ridden a bike since high school. But I have a great coach, two years, a strong work ethic, and a blog, so I’m ready to do what it takes to get that medal and hear Mike Reilly scream my name. If you want to hear about it feel free to stick around, subscribe to the blog (top right corner of the page) and please feel free to leave a comment.

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